Light chemical peels can cost on average from $600 to $900 with deep chemical peels costing as much as $6,000 in some areas. If a deep peel is done in a doctor’s clinic there will be additional charges for other services including anesthesia and possible operating room costs. Complications can further increase the costs.
Light Chemical Peel Cost
Light chemical peels usually cost between $150 and $300. This type of peel is usually performed with either: fruit acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid or salicylic acid. Light chemical peels tend to cost much less per treatment but each treatment must be repeated several times to achieve the best results. Four peels would then have an average cost of $600 – $900. The results will also not last as long with a light chemical peel as with say a deep chemical peel.
Medium Chemical Peel Cost
Medium chemical peels usually utilize trichloracetic acid to achieve the best results. This type of peel will typically have a cost of $1,000 to $2,000. Medium chemical peels produce results that will last from two to three months. The end result with a medium chemical peel will be much more dramatic than the results of a light peel.
Deep Chemical Peel Cost
A deep chemical facial peel can also be known as an advance peel or a phenol peel. This type of peel is only performed once and gives the most dramatic and longest lasting results. A longer recovery time is also required. This type of peel can also remove pre-cancerous growths in addition to removing sun damaged tissues, deep lines and coarse wrinkles. A deep chemical peel can cost anywhere between $2,500 and $6,000. Those costs usually include anesthesia and any follow-up care.
Insurance coverage
Since chemical peels are usually considered to be purely aesthetic in nature, the chemical peel cost is rarely paid for by insurance companies. The one exception to this rule is the use of chemical peels to treat pre-cancerous growths or treat some types of visible scarring. It is always a good idea to check with insurance companies to see which costs will be covered.
Is Financing Available?
Many cosmetic procedures are financed with bank loans. Chemical peels are often financed through established health care lenders. The clinic will have information concerning lenders who have made similar loans in the past. Many doctors will also allow patients with good credit histories to pay for chemical peel costs by making payments over several months.
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